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Hercules, Bacchus, Pan, and Saturn, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's designs for the ceiling of the Ulysses Gallery (destroyed 1738–39) at Fontainebleau by Giorgio Ghisi

Hercules, Bacchus, Pan, and Saturn, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's designs for the ceiling of the Ulysses Gallery (destroyed 1738–39) at Fontainebleau

Giorgio Ghisi · 1560

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DETAILS
Artist
Giorgio Ghisi
Date
1560
Medium
Engraving
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 15/16 x 9 7/16 in. (17.7 x 23.9 cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
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Giorgio Ghisi

Giorgio Ghisi, a master Italian engraver, brought the grandeur of Italian Renaissance art to Northern Europe through his intricate prints.

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